Controversial Topic of the Week

   If you look hard enough you'll find that last years 2nd placed UK Cherub 

Nationals team have a modified N12 hull under them. All the mods are 

above the water line. Also if you look a bit harder still you would see that 

it's shape is very similar to the majority of 12ft skiffs.

As for comments about slow.... you should sail one. There's a big 

difference between physical speed around a course and the feeling of 

speed you get from a boat.

They are a perfect boat for Farther / Mum / son / daughter combinations 

that actually want to use there head whilst sailing a race or when not 

sailing, rather than performing like a robot sailing an arbitrary sailing 

vehicle. Especially in restricted waters. And until you have sailed down the 

river at Putney in some breeze you have missed a huge aspect of sailing.

In my opinion they be around a hell of a lot longer than any RS class.

And don't forget without them you are likely not to have the mass dinghy 

market we have now.

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Jack Sparrow Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 08 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2965	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jack Sparrow Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Controversial Topic of the Week Posted: 25 Jan 06 at 10:38am
	If you look hard enough you'll find that last years 2nd placed UK Cherub Nationals team have a modified N12 hull under them. All the mods are above the water line. Also if you look a bit harder still you would see that it's shape is very similar to the majority of 12ft skiffs. As for comments about slow.... you should sail one. There's a big difference between physical speed around a course and the feeling of speed you get from a boat. They are a perfect boat for Farther / Mum / son / daughter combinations that actually want to use there head whilst sailing a race or when not sailing, rather than performing like a robot sailing an arbitrary sailing vehicle. Especially in restricted waters. And until you have sailed down the river at Putney in some breeze you have missed a huge aspect of sailing. In my opinion they be around a hell of a lot longer than any RS class. And don't forget without them you are likely not to have the mass dinghy market we have now.
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Chew my RS Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Oct 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 790	Post Options Post Reply Quote Chew my RS Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 25 Jan 06 at 10:08am
	A new thread, to spice up the midweek montony... Does the N12 have a future? Expensive, slow and for (increasingly rare) small people - it doesn't seem to fit the bill for many people. It may be celebrating its 70th birthday this year but I don't reckon it will make 80. I notice that there is a discussion on the N12's own forum about a wishlist of modifications to the rules. I half hope that none are adopted so that the class dwindles, resulting in one less class to dilute fleets... Not really, just playing devils advocate.